Hot Dog Origins From Feuchtwanger to Dorgan
A 1904 idea by German peddler Antoine Feuchtwanger led to wrapped frankfurters in buns. Baseball concessionaire Harry Stevens popularized the hot item at Polo Grounds, while Tad Dorgan coined the term Hot Dog after cartooning the scene.
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St. Louis
Antoine Ludwig Feuchtwanger
Feuchtwanger
Harry Stevens
Tad Googan
Stevens
New York
Polo Grounds
Tad Dorgan
Dorgan
Good Old Days Reflections On Simple Living And Hearing Tips
A nostalgic piece recalls kerosene lamps and wood heat, three in a bed on corn husk mattresses, and a polio era school room with a pot belly stove. It includes a plea for clear, calm speech to aid hearing impaired individuals and emphasizes face-to-face communication without shouting.
Three Day Gillespie County Fair Opens At New Site
The Gillespie County Fair moves to a million dollar venue with a Bicentennial float titled 200 Years of Freedom. Comfort Chamber of Commerce president David Biermann leads a committee including Ross and Betty Murphy and Gerald and Dorothy Herbst as float chairpersons. The float features the Comfort Chamber Royalty Debbie Marquart Miss Comfort State Staglik and Helen Herbst. The parade rolls Friday August 27 and again September 4 in Harper Labor Day events. The entry includes an Eagle a Cannon and a Liberty Bell in red white and blue themes.
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Gillespie County Fair
Comfort Chamber of Commerce
David Biermann
Ross
Betty Murphy
Gerald
Dorothy Herbst
Leroy Bohnert
Comfort Chamber
Debbie Marquart
Elgin Marquart
Miss Comfort
Staglik
Louis Staglik
Helen Herbst
Gerald Herbst
Robert Herbst
Robert Fritz
Fredericksburg
Old Teamsters Reunion Moves to Tivydale on Labor Day
The 41st Gillespie County Old Teamsters Reunion shifts from Pruneda Hall to the new Texas Hills Sporting Range Pavilion in Tivydale for Labor Day Monday Sept. 6. Officials led by Henry Wendel plan a 3 p.m. start with social hour and dancing, followed by beef barbecue. The event also notes an important band and a gathering inviting parents of band members to a meeting Aug. 30 at Harper High School Cafetorium.
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Gillespie County
Old Teamsters
Tivydale
Texas Hills Sporting Range
Labor Day
Henry Wendel
Pruneda Hall
Klein's
Paul Pfiester
Henry Petmecky
Wolney Solbrig
Alfred Enderlin
Emil Feuge
Walter Schmidt
Wesley Priess
Percy Nielsen
Hugo Klaerner
Hugo Arlitt
Werner Burrer
Hugo Miller
Richard Stehling
Pehl
Harper High School
Tragic Colorado Flood Escapes by Hours Says Harperites
Victor Marshall recounts a near miss during a Big Thompson Canyon flood on July 31 1976 while driving with Julia and Cody and family. He notes the canyon’s prior calm, the vast damage and loss of life, then says 119 bodies had been found with 111 identified by August 20.
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Julia
Cody
Estes Park
Loveland
Colorado
Big Thompson Canyon
Thompson River
Texas
Deferment Boosts Rain Benefit On Rangelands
Kenneth D. Sparks outlines how grouping stock and grazing fewer pastures after rains in West and Southwest Texas can stretch forage, rest ranges, and build winter reserves. He notes deeper perennials support during dry periods, and urges varied native plants aided by deferment programs with Soil Conservation Service help. Local notices of visits follow.
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Texas
Soil Conservation Service
Also Mentioned on This Page
Hot Dog
Ester
Litchfield
Harper Weather Report
Gillespie County Fair & Festivals Association
Charles Priess
State 16
Kerrville Highway
Guidh Koock
Luckenbach
Feller
Harper
Gillespie County Fair Grounds
Frank Staudt
Herbert Wayne
Vanessa Ann
Laurie
David
Daniel
Herbert Feller Sr
Ernestine
Herbert Feller
Radio Post
Bob Harper
By Victor Marshall
Kenneth D. Sparks
Harper Locals
C. A. Dowler
San Antonio
Reginald McDougall
Bob Rogers
Ted Rogers
Uvalde
Joe Rogers
Pat Rogers
Kerrville
Emma Jane Krenek
Children of
Austin
Louise Heinemann
Williemae Kaiser
Thresia Bein
the Herald
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